The Things That Count

In Japanese, there are counting units that differ depending on what is being counted!

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Introductory Classroom

Our introductory lessons teach you how to read and write basic Japanese as well as begin to form basic sentences.

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Our drills change based on your learning speed to ensure you learn as quickly as possible.

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Find words and Kanji in our dictionary easily with sample sentences and detailed definitions for over 150,000 words and 13,000 Kanji.

Compete And Work Together

Score points, gain achievements and create teams to learn Japanese quickly like a game. Help others by providing tips and tricks in Lessons and answer other students questions (and get points for doing it!)

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Take your studies with you by using our mobile optimized experience. Continue reading lessons, completing drills and more with your phone and tablet devices.

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Read and write Kanji while learning advanced Japanese with over 150 lessons, drills and quizzes. New lessons are added all the time!

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Want to memorize the lyrics to that Japanese song? Want to remember the words on the back of that Ramen packaging? Create a study list of words and kanji and share them with the community.

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Want to practice writing the characters you've learned? Our classroom has Practice Sheets you can print to help you perfect your handwriting. Learning new Kanji on your own? Create custom Sheets to practice your writing.

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